Red House is located at the junction of highways 727 and 615 in the
northwest corner of Charlotte County. John Wheeler came from Louisa
County Virginia about 1772 and purchased 639 acres of land in Charlotte
Co. John Wheeler was a farmer as well as licensed to operate an
"ordinary" from his home 1804-1811. Another tavern in the same area was
owned by Martin Hancock, who bought land in 1801. He was not licensed to
operate a tavern until 1828, but he built the tavern in 1813, painted it
red, and it’s believed this is where the village received it’s name.
-Shelley D. Lee, March 1997